Mid-Year Report

BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC. for BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA INC

Period Mid-Year 2007 Filed Aug 3, 2007

Official filing
Firm
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC.
Client
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA INC
Income
—
Expenses
$360,000

What was lobbied

5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare; Medicare Advantage; Medicare contracting; Medicare Part D; H.R. 2184 amendment of "Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003"; Medicare contractor funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SANDRA COSTON N/A
DIANA HARAMBOURE N/A
CYRUS M JOLLIVETTE N/A
CURTIS LORD N/A
JEFFRY R WOLLITZ N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2184 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R.3043 and S.1710 :HHS Appropriations Act of 2008" - Sections pertaining to Medicare Contractor funding; Medicare Advantage funding; SCHIP Reauthorization funding.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SANDRA COSTON N/A
DIANA HARAMBOURE N/A
CYRUS M JOLLIVETTE N/A
CURTIS LORD N/A
JEFFRY R WOLLITZ N/A

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1710 (110th), H.R. 3043 (110th)

Pharmacy PHA

Biologicals; biogenerics; S.623 "Access to Life Saving Medicine Act"

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SANDRA COSTON N/A
DIANA HARAMBOURE N/A
CYRUS M JOLLIVETTE N/A
CURTIS LORD N/A
JEFFRY R WOLLITZ N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 623 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Reauthorization of the Trade Adjustment Act - sections pertaining to health care tax credit.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SANDRA COSTON N/A
DIANA HARAMBOURE N/A
CYRUS M JOLLIVETTE N/A
CURTIS LORD N/A
JEFFRY R WOLLITZ N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Health Issues HCR

Genetic Non-Discrimination: Non-Discrimination: H.R.493 and S.358 "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007". Mental Health Parity: H.R.1424 "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" and S.558 "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007". Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts; SCHIP Reauthorization; Health Care information transparency. Antitrust and Health Insurance Reform: S.618 "Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007" Health Information Technology Standards: Electronic Health Records; ICD-10 implementation; H.R.1368 "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007"; S.1693 and S.1783 "Wired for Health Care Quality Act". Insurance market Reform; Association health plans; uninsured; S.1019 "Health Care Choice Act". (to be continued)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SANDRA COSTON N/A
DIANA HARAMBOURE N/A
CYRUS M JOLLIVETTE N/A
CURTIS LORD N/A
JEFFRY R WOLLITZ N/A

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 493 (110th), S. 1693 (110th), S. 358 (110th), S. 618 (110th), S. 1783 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th), H.R. 1368 (110th), S. 558 (110th), S. 1019 (110th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.